ICT Support for Learning:Say Yes to GPS: The government (of Egypt) has lifted the ban on the popular navigation technology

Say Yes to GPS: The government (of Egypt) has lifted the ban on the popular navigation technology. Business Today Egypt. Online June 2009. In a surprise announcement last month, the Egyptian government removed its long-standing ban on the use and import of Global Positioning System (GPS). … The technology, which allows users to determine their latitude, longitude and altitude, had been banned for commercial use in Egypt since 2003. …
(Note from Ginny: Now teachers and students can learn more about geography by finding the coordinates of their schools, homes and communities in Google Earth, and we can locate our client schools on a map in Google Earth.)